Alec Baldwin to Be Old Dad, Perhaps a Better Parent

Good Father Before, Good Father Again

Dr. Laura Corio, a New York City obstetrician/gynecologist, said in her experience, "If you are a good father before, you'll be a good father again."

"I have a couple and she's younger and he's older, with children from a first marriage," said Corio. "He was a bit more involved."

But another one of her patients complains that her older husband "won't even change a diaper because it's her baby."

In Arthur Schwartz's case, the babies were "less of a mystery" in his second marriage.

Unlike his older children, Schwartz's younger ones have a mother who stays home more and she insists he be home weekends and before the children's bedtime.

"I have a routine with one of my daughters that includes singing the same song every night -- 'Go to Sleep, Devin, Go to Sleep.' I do a bit of scratching of her back and sit in a chair in her room for 10 minutes before she falls asleep," he said.